A Southern California sailor is readying his 30-foot sailboat for a solo voyage to the Philippines that is part charity fundraiser and part personal challenge, he said Sunday.

Jim Sullivan injured his legs in an accident in Guam, and has set the goal of an unassisted trans-Pacific sail.

“This is a very personal journey for me,” Sullivan said. “More than just overcoming a physical challenge and attaining my personal goals, the Xpac 800 Expedition is meant to educate people about the unnecessary slaughtering and captivity of dolphins worldwide.”

Sullivan plans to sail from the Del Rey Yacht Club on Sunday. Seeing him off will be Ric O’Barry, who was a dolphin trainer on the 1964- 68 NBC adventure series “Flipper” and was featured in the Oscar-winning documentary about dolphin slaughter in Japan, “The Cove.”

People will be able to follow the single-handed voyage across 8,000 miles of blue water via Twitter and his website, Sullivan said.

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